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International Steering Team

Address Laudongasse 40
City 1080 Wien
Country Austria
Website www.suedwind-agentur.at/

Südwind Agentur was founded in 1997 as a non-profit NGO engaged in PR, information and educational work in the field of international development. On local, regional, national, and international levels, Südwind cooperates with organizations and institutions in the fields of international development, education, environment, culture, and social issues, as well as with various civil society networks and important political figures.

Südwind's core competencies and key fields of activity are in the area of Global Education, in the production of  international development media, in the introduction of international development issues and concerns into civil society initiatives, and in the compilation of studies on global issues. Our work also includes lobbying relevant political figures and decision-makers about our concerns.

number of staff members
more than 40 staff members and workshop instructors all over Austria

names of project involved staff members
Franz Halbartschlager
Ruth Buchauer
Veronika Knapp
Téclaire Ngo Tam
Friederike Rochowanski

other projekts
„I SHOP FAIR“, ”Clean-IT”, „Spielsachen fair machen!”, „Mein Design. Meine Verantwortung.“, „Handeln für Eine Welt“ 

News

Sculpture workshop

Global Education in the GEPS Marktgasse

Two students each from class 1 till 4 attended an art workshop with Reinhard Herrmann. Together they're creating a "divers" sculpture.
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Many artists in one world

Global Education in the GEPS Marktgasse

The students and teachers of the GEPS Marktgasse are inviting everyone who's interested to their vernissage! -> Friday, 1st June 2012 in their school hall
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War: What good is it for?
One World Day. (Brudenell Primary School, Leeds) Students from Politics, Law and Geography Departments of the University of Leeds worked with Year 6 children from Brudenell Primary School on the topic: “War, what good is it?” from the 3 different department perspectives. The children were studying World War 2 as their topic and this event enabled them to reflect further on the reasons for and the results of wars. The day the children spent at the University with the students was a culmination of work done in school with them, in their school . Each slide on the 3 power-points relating to Politics, Law and Geography, is the result of an individual child’s work or a pair working together For all the presentations click on the link.
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Black Gold

A science investigation into oil drilling and spilling

The pupils of St. Benedict's Primary School in Leeds have done a lengthy studuy of black gold:oil- how it is formed, who produces it and consumes it.
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Water in fruits and vegetables

Global Education in the primary school St. Elisabethplatz

The students of Waltraud Gross' class asked "how much water contains our food?" And they got to the bottom of it!
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Ce projet est mené avec l’appui de l’Union Européenne. Les contenus de celui-ci sont la seule responsabilité des organisations de mise en œuvre et ne peuvent en aucun cas être considérés comme reflétant l’opinion de l’Union Européenne.

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